The Collins Family Jaguars will head out to challenge the Los Angeles Leadership Academy Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Collins Family will aim to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Collins Family is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Downtown Magnets 25-7 on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Jaguars with their most commanding win of the season.
Diego Huerta and Daniel Trujillo made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Huerta pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Trujillo pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Huerta is becoming a predictor of Collins Family's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 3-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). At the plate, Huerta scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Trujillo scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Trujillo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Israel Arroyo
| 04/09/25 vs Downtown Magnets | 5 |
| 04/04/25 vs Animo Bunche | 4 |
| 04/02/25 @ Downtown Magnets | 4 |
| 03/21/25 @ Central City Value | 3 |
| 02/27/25 vs Harbor Teacher | 1 |
In other batting news, Israel Arroyo was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. He has become a key player for Collins Family: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 0-4 otherwise. Kevin Mota also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Collins Family always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .556 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Los Angeles Leadership Academy brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Rise Kohyang on Tuesday. Considering the Lions' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Los Angeles Leadership Academy moved to 4-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Collins Family, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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